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Workflow Processes:

• Detention Pond with Berm

  This process outlines the common tasks for grading a detention pond with a raised berm. The underlying procedures have been defined for a typical project example.

  The tasks included in this process involve grading the interior of a detention pond that has a flat bottom elevation. After the interior grading is completed, the volume capacity of the pond is analyzed and adjusted as needed. When the interior grading is finalized, the pond’s exterior is graded and earthwork volumes are calculated.

  REFERENCES:
  To help you understand these concepts better, view the how-to video on:
  Create Feature Lines
  Edit Feature Lines
  Add Feature Lines to Surface
  Create Composite Surface
  Create Gradings
  Edit Gradings
  Grading Volumes

• Residential Lots

  This process incorporates common tasks that are used in residential lot grading. In this grading process surface labels, feature lines, and points are used to set pad elevations and grade front, back, and side yard lot lines.

  This workflow for residential lot grading assumes that the initial corridor grading for the subdivision has been completed with rough grades extending through the middle of the lots. The initial grades from the roadway corridor will provide a good start point for subsequent lot grading, and will serve as input for the “final surface”.

  REFERENCES:
  To help you understand these concepts better, view the how-to video on:
  Create Feature Lines
  Edit Feature Lines
  Add Feature Lines to Surface
  Create Composite Surface
  Create Gradings
  Edit Gradings
  Grading Volumes

• Parking Lot

  This process outlines the sequential tasks to follow for grading a parking lot. The grading process starts with the geometry created from the conceptual design. The conceptual CAD geometry is converted to 3D feature lines and points for grading, then added into an Autodesk Civil 3D surface for final grade elevations.

  REFERENCES:
  To help you understand these concepts better, view the how-to video on:
  Create Feature Lines
  Edit Feature Lines
  Add Feature Lines to Surface
  Create Composite Surface
  Create Gradings
  Edit Gradings
  Grading Volumes

• Create Cul-de-sac Road Design

  This process will walk through the design of a road corridor for a subdivision cul-de-sac. The corridor will use a main centerline alignment and profile plus special alignments and profiles for the edge of the cul-de-sac. The main road will use a standard width assembly and a different assembly to model the cul-de-sac. It also includes tasks for analyzing your design and making revisions.

• Create Roadway Reconstruction Design

  This process presents the general framework to use on Roadway Reconstruction projects. The tasks and steps are generalized in a fashion where this process may be applied to various types of Roadway Reconstruction. To apply this Roadway Reconstruction process to your specific requirements or design intent, use this as a “boiler plate” to create the framework for your process, and add the task and step detail to your liking.

  The key to achieving the desired results with this process is in the selection of the Civil 3D Assemblies and Subassemblies. Understanding the functionality and capabilities of Civil 3D Rehab Stock assemblies is the key aspect of this process. Once you have identified an Assembly that works well for your reconstruction projects, copy the Assembly into a Corporate Assembly catalog where it can be utilized for future projects.

• Create Roundabout Corridor

  This process outlines creating a Roundabout Corridor using the Create Roundabout command. This will establish a Roundabout with design elevations and assumes there are alignments with design profiles established that are used for the Approaches.

  Note: Should only the horizontal layout be desired, there are toggles to turn off the option to creation of the corridor and only create alignments. Should the approach roads have design profiles, the alignments established for the roundabout layout can also have profiles.